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Hibernian 0 Aberdeen 1: Hibs lose plot with one eye on final

AN off day before the big day. This was Hibernian’s last game before the CIS Cup final against Livingston on March 14, but the players’ minds were already there. Bobby Williamson, the Hibernian manager, firmly limited his thoughts to the here and now, however. Questions about the Hampden date were banned with only one exception. After refusing any query even slightly relating to a fortnight’s time, Williamson was introduced to a group of work experience youngsters before departing. “Want to ask me about the Cup final?” he asked them, cheerily.

It was not quite a case of his mood being instantly transformed, because for Williamson winding up the press is always a source of enjoyment and this gentle sparring session before the big fight was a particular pleasure. “I’ll see how many marks you give my players out of 10 and then I’ll pick my team for the final accordingly,”